A tourist in my own backyard
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Comment from Mrs. KT
Good Morning, Jesse!
Boy! Can I relate to being "a tourist in my own backyard," for I felt the same after I underwent my total knee replacements. I often think back to those times - how I grew and how embraced my loves and all that I love even more.
I appreciate how your offering ends on a positive note because despite all of the medications one can take when faced with physical and emotional challenges, a positive attitude goes a long way to healing both body and spirit.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
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Good Morning, Jesse!
Boy! Can I relate to being "a tourist in my own backyard," for I felt the same after I underwent my total knee replacements. I often think back to those times - how I grew and how embraced my loves and all that I love even more.
I appreciate how your offering ends on a positive note because despite all of the medications one can take when faced with physical and emotional challenges, a positive attitude goes a long way to healing both body and spirit.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This free-verse poem is very moving, touching on the surreal feeling of being in a strange place--when at home. Self-examination can be cathartic; I believe this is true for you.
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This free-verse poem is very moving, touching on the surreal feeling of being in a strange place--when at home. Self-examination can be cathartic; I believe this is true for you.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
A very well written poem. I was touched reading it. As it is said,the human spirit is one of ability, perseverance and courage that no disability can steal away. Thanks for sharing your innermost thoughts.
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A very well written poem. I was touched reading it. As it is said,the human spirit is one of ability, perseverance and courage that no disability can steal away. Thanks for sharing your innermost thoughts.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from dmt1967
This is a good poem. Disability is hard to come to terms with especially if one was able bodied but you seem to have handled it well and written about it in this great poem. Thank you for sharing and stay safe.
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This is a good poem. Disability is hard to come to terms with especially if one was able bodied but you seem to have handled it well and written about it in this great poem. Thank you for sharing and stay safe.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Pam (respa)
-A well written poem, Jesse,
that shows some of things
you have been sorting out.
-I like the title as the opening line.
-It sounds like you are doing
a lot of thinking, and are
concerned about a solution
"to satisfy everyone," and
you follow that with the logical
statement about 'improbability.'
-The concluding verse seems to
provide the focus of your attention,
and may provide the direction you need.
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-A well written poem, Jesse,
that shows some of things
you have been sorting out.
-I like the title as the opening line.
-It sounds like you are doing
a lot of thinking, and are
concerned about a solution
"to satisfy everyone," and
you follow that with the logical
statement about 'improbability.'
-The concluding verse seems to
provide the focus of your attention,
and may provide the direction you need.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Rhymer
Hi there Jesse and trust you are keeping well? Upon my reading your words, I quickly began to find a certain familiarity in your lines. *I think it must have a lot to do with age and experience. When the weather allows, I take a walk in my garden in which over the years, I have placed several benches - 5 to be precise. I will sit and look around me, and when I do? Often find myself wondering as to how and when changes were made? Ones I cannot remember making! Again there are times when I wonder where I am: what I am doing there, and yet folks around, are ones I know well! Brief though they may be, such instances have me wondering if I have become separated from my body, and become an intruder? Although your words are descriptive of a slightly different situation, still there is a lot of commonality I share with you, in a different wcenario. Eerie maybe to the average reader, but I can relate to your concerns? Your Title sums it up well. Great to know I'm not alone in this. Stay safe. Rhymer.
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Hi there Jesse and trust you are keeping well? Upon my reading your words, I quickly began to find a certain familiarity in your lines. *I think it must have a lot to do with age and experience. When the weather allows, I take a walk in my garden in which over the years, I have placed several benches - 5 to be precise. I will sit and look around me, and when I do? Often find myself wondering as to how and when changes were made? Ones I cannot remember making! Again there are times when I wonder where I am: what I am doing there, and yet folks around, are ones I know well! Brief though they may be, such instances have me wondering if I have become separated from my body, and become an intruder? Although your words are descriptive of a slightly different situation, still there is a lot of commonality I share with you, in a different wcenario. Eerie maybe to the average reader, but I can relate to your concerns? Your Title sums it up well. Great to know I'm not alone in this. Stay safe. Rhymer.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from royowen
A very self observant work with the depth of perception of one's own depths, self examination is a good way of getting some sort of perspective in one's life, to be be missing one's partner in life is a necessary addition to completeness, well done Jesse, blessings Roy
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A very self observant work with the depth of perception of one's own depths, self examination is a good way of getting some sort of perspective in one's life, to be be missing one's partner in life is a necessary addition to completeness, well done Jesse, blessings Roy
Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written poem about discovering yourself while exploring your feelings and needs like a tourist that seeks treasures to hold dear and taking home those with value.
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A very well-written poem about discovering yourself while exploring your feelings and needs like a tourist that seeks treasures to hold dear and taking home those with value.
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Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
Oh wow what a magnificient free verse on self awareness, the ability to put the troubles for life away just in our mind to find the peace we seek. Very well worded as the reader can feel the consuming troubles be overcome
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Oh wow what a magnificient free verse on self awareness, the ability to put the troubles for life away just in our mind to find the peace we seek. Very well worded as the reader can feel the consuming troubles be overcome
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Comment Written 18-Nov-2020
